More than 400 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) are distributing a Linux rootkit and infostealer malware targeting credentials and access tokens. A report from the open-source intelligence ...

Arch Linux has pulled three malicious packages uploaded to the Arch User Repository (AUR), which were used to install the CHAOS remote access trojan (RAT) on Linux devices. The packages were named ...

One of the largest open-source package repositories just spent a weekend cleaning up after a malware campaign that did not break into anything. It did not need to. Attackers seized control of more ...

Distribution Arch Linux has disabled package adoptions on the Arch User Repository (AUR) after attackers used the feature to push large amounts of malicious code through follow-up commits. "Due to the ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...